RSW's Diary Comments

"Painted 1933. Made of the Clark farm on road from Charlemont to Hawley. Shown at my first exhibition at the Vose Gallery in Boston and so liked by Mr. Thompson, (more than any other canvas of mine). He has kept it at the gallery, up to now--1941) sending it out for exhibition to many places in attempt to sell it. Sold 1943 by Vose Galleries to Public Library of Franklin, New Hampshire (same as After Early Frost.)."

Franklin Library, Franklin, NH

This painting can still be found at the Franklin Public Library in Franklin, New Hampshire. It is not often you find a public library of this size sparing the expense of buying artwork but they did. In 1943, Vose Galleries of Boston sold this painting and After Early Frost to the library. Actually there are a number of wonderful paintings found at the library including, one of Andrew Carnegie and another of Benjamin Franklin. It is worth the stop if you ever find yourself in the area.

The Harry and Ethel Clark homestead in East Hawley. House now owned by Gordon Griswold.

To see a sketch made of this scene prior to the making of the oil painting please CLICK HERE.

Faceplate on the frame

RSW signature, found in the lower right

A close up of the farm and the person in the field

An image of the sketch Just After Haying Time